For the folks that may have forgotten: Pres Obama majored in international relations...

[Tx4obama]

... as an undergraduate at Columbia University.

And it doesn't hurt to have been president for four years when ya wanna whip someone in a debate

[Narraback]

1. Plus Harvard Law Grad!

Nice mix!

PS Mitty also got JD from HLU.... but I think he liked the Harvard B school more. Just a hunch

[cleduc]

2. Article Obama wrote nearly 30 years ago while at Columbia:

Breaking a War Mentality by Barack Obama, March 1983
http://www.politico.com/static/PPM116_obamaessay.html

These words from it caught my eye in light of Romney's defense budget

"It is at once a warning to us that the old solutions of more weapons and again more weapons will no longer be accepted in a Europe that is already a powderkeg waiting to go off; and it is an invitation to work towards a peace that is genuine, lasting and non-nuclear."

Unlike Romney, Obama has been thinking about this stuff for a long time.

[ellisonz]

5. If I had told you in 1983 that the author...

...of such an essay would be President of the United States of America, would you have believed me?

[Cha]

7. Thank you for that quote, cleduc!

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. How did he do?

I trust your posts, couldn't watch the debate
but I'm trying to get a synopsis, blow by blow
etc. Can you give me a short rundown? Many say he won, just like to hear from someone I know.

[Skittles]

8. short rundown: Obama kicked ass

trust me

[Rincewind]

9. The phrases Willard used

the most were: "The President is correct" and "I agree with the President". At the end, I almost expected Romney to endorse Obama for re-election.

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. Thanks everyone... yeah after just waking up

I'm getting that with what they discussed Obama kicked butt.

I guess climate change never came up.

[Tx4obama]

14. In my opinion President Obama did an awesome job and won the debate.

I just woke up and the coffee hasn't kicked in yet.

There was so much good stuff in the debate I'm going to have to watch it again and take notes - LOL

I recommend watching the whole debate when you have some spare time, it was a great one

[Tx4obama]

18. Articles

The Final Presidential Debate: Four Punches that Knocked Out Mitt Romney
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/the-four-punches-that-knocked-out-romney-20121023

And all the current headlines/stories on the LEFT SIDE of the page here: http://www.politicususa.com/

[JI7]

4. the thing with Romney is he has been running for 10 years but never thought

to pay attention to these issues ? these type of things like keeping offshore accounts , not preparing to release his tax returns just shows he does feel he was entitled to be President.

Obama had interest in all of these issues even before he got into political office. i think these are the type of people who would make good presidents. remember that Bush said something about he didn't really care about the Vietnam war . how does someone living in those times not care ?

as for Romney i knew more about these foreign policy issues than he did. the same happened with BUsh. and i ddin't get any formal education or even try to read up on it for a job or to try to run for office. it's just interest i have and so pay attention every now and then.

but this guy running for president doesn't seem to have any idea ? he really did sound like he just studied last minute by reading end of chapter summary .

[etherealtruth]

11. That is the truly frightening part (running for 10 years)

Palin was plucked from obscurity (agreeing that she wasn't very bright to begin with) ... she had to go with the knowledge she had (and intensive, but immediate tutoring). This ass has known what he wanted and what he was running for (in his mind entitled to). He had years vs months.

[Cha]

6. Thanks for the reminder, Tx4obama!

The Losers of this debate are the ones saying it's a draw or romney won. Oh, and mitt.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Plus he grew up overseas

and was exposed to many cultures as a child.

Rmoney, by virtue of his religion, was isolated by his community.

[loyalsister]

13. One might think Obama groomed himself for the presidency

But, I suspect his interest in international relations was totally natural, after having spent some of his childhood in Indonesia and knowing he had family in Kenya.
We have a president who may have simply stumbled upon one of his greatest strengths out of genuine self interest. How lucky we are that he decided to share with us!

[flamingdem]

15. But the MSM is focusing on Obama making a supposed gaffe about bayonets

and horses that the military still uses, even though that was not his point or relevant, but they aren't mentioning the gaffe Romney made about Syria and Iran!!

[Tx4obama]

16. Wasn't a gaffe at all. Media is ignoring the fact President Obama said ''fewer'', whiich is true :)

-snip-

“I think Governor Romney maybe hasn’t spent enough time looking at how our military works. You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916,” Obama said. “Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them. We have ships that go underwater; nuclear submarines.”

Obama added: “And so the question is not a game of ‘Battleship’ where we’re counting ships. It’s: What are our capabilities?”

-snip-

[flamingdem]

17. Ha! I forgot the Battleship comment

that was a good one too!